Friday, 23 November 2012

Book + Author Spotlight - Storm of Arranon by R.E. Sheahan

Beneath Erynn's petite
build, curly red hair, and startling blue eyes, lies a deeply hidden
secret.If the truth about her were revealed, her life would be in
danger. Her dream to be a fighter pilot would tailspin,crash, and burst
into flames.

Jaer's wise brown eyes reflect his smoldering
strength. An enigma, charismatic and moody, he is a physically powerful
warrior who defends his world. A warrior afraid to love because of
mistakes in his past. When the presence of a marauding alien
society is discovered on their planets, a struggle of life and death
begins. Both Erynn and Jaer's worlds face annihilation. A
mysterious force plunges Erynn into Jaer's cold, dangerous, and
beautiful world with its magical essence and living consciousness. Both
the alien enemy and this strange inexplicable power purse Erynn.

Interview with the Author -

R. E. Sheahan

Hi Robynn,
welcome to the blog!

Hi Sarah!
Thank you so much for inviting me.

When did
you start writing?

Oh, wow. A
long time ago. I remember as a kid writing stories—about horses. What else? I
love horses, and dogs, and cats, all animals really. I just played around at
writing until about eight years ago. I enjoyed coming up with different ideas
and tucking them safely away in a file to do something with “someday”. But my
writing became . . . hmmm, serious when two worlds and a certain redhead protagonist
demanded to have their story told. The shift from writing once and a while to
full time has been great fun and so rewarding. Besides, if I don’t write, the
characters start yelling at me!

Can you
tell us a bit about ‘Storm of Arranon’ and your Inspiration for it?

‘Storm of
Arranon’ is about Erynn Yager, her struggle to safeguard her secrets, and to
find where she fits in the world, or worlds. There are two, Korin and Arranon.
Erynn has a parent from each. This is forbidden. The blending gave her . . . abilities. Because of the remarkable talents
children with mixed heritage possess, the governments of both worlds enacted
laws making their existence illegal. When an alien society invades their
worlds, though, Erynn may be the only hope for survival. Erynn is forced to
make some difficult decisions in her journey. But it’s not all a battle to
defeat the enemy. The unexpected happens when love finds Erynn.

I think my
biggest inspiration came from Star Wars. Not necessarily my story line, but in
Erynn’s innocence of what she is capable of accomplishing, the sense of
adventure, and the basic good vs evil like Star Wars.

What three
words would you use to best describe ‘Storm of Arranon’?

Well,
adventure of course. I think acceptance would be the next. Throughout the
story, Erynn learns to accept who and what she is and embrace her differences.
With this understanding, she is better able to undertake the challenges facing
her. The last would be magic. Magic and the belief, or trust in mysteries that
can’t be fully explained.

Can you
tell us a bit about Erynn and Jaer, the main characters in ‘Storm of

Arranon’?

I love
talking about the characters! Clears throat.

Erynn is
young, intelligent, independent, and spoiled to an extent. She was raised by
her military father on Korin and didn’t have many friends. When the story
begins, Erynn is in training to become an Interceptor pilot like her dad. Most
believe it is her dad’s position, not Erynn’s qualifications, that have earned
her this coveted appointment. Not true. Erynn has been described as ‘high
ordnance in a small package’. So, she’s small. She has long curly, red hair and
ice blue eyes. Oh, and she can sense emotions, bend time, manipulate the
electromagnetic field around her, and see the future. Just thought I’d throw
that in.

Ah, Jaer. Jaer is an Anbas Warrior on
Arranon. In fact, he’s the leader of the Anbas, their Fayn, and the youngest
Fayn in history. He is a physically powerful man and has long black hair he
wears in the traditional style of Arranon, in a clasp called a cocha at the
back of his neck. Jaer’s dark eyes conceal his own painful secret. A past he
hides behind his professional role, being the best warrior he can be, until
Erynn awakens a need for something more in his life.

Sparks do fly between these two. They’re
stubborn. Both of them unwilling to believe love could be possible for either
of them.

They were such fun to write!

Is ‘Storm
of Arranon’ a standalone novel or will this be part of a series?

‘Storm of
Arranon’ is a series. An ongoing story with all the same characters. Each book
has a ‘satisfying’ ending but also a teaser leading to the probability of a
continuing adventure.

Can you
tell us about your other books?

Yes! Storm
of Arranon-Fire and Ice will be released soon! November 2012! Yeah! The third book,
possibly titled Storm of Arranon-Allies and Enemies, is in NaNoWriMo, (very
rough draft) format and I have started the second draft. The fourth book, no
title as yet, I am pounding out in NaNo this month. I’m having a lot of fun
with book four! Book five is starting to coalesce in my mind. NaNo’s project
for next year!

Can you
tell us what you’re working on at the moment? (If you are)

I’m always
working on something! Right now it’s book four during NaNo, then back to finish
book three!

Other than
your own, what are your favourite books?

I really
enjoy Dean Koontz. Fear Nothing and Seize the Night are two of my favorites. I
just finished listening to One Door Away From Heaven; I think I need to add
that one to my list. I also like Nelson DeMille, Sue Grafton, and Stuart Woods.
I’ve read many of the older Science Fiction and Fantasy novels. Eclectic, I
know. I guess I just like to read.

Random
Questions

-What’s your
favourite treat?

Oh, that’s easy. Cupcakes!

-What’s your
Favourite place to read/write?

Starbucks is fun, sometimes. I really got used to
writing at the kitchen island with Parker playing Legos on the family room
floor and the Disney Channel on in the background.

-If you won the lottery
what would you most look forward to spending money on?

I would share with my family and friends. Then I
would definitely give to charities for kids and animals.

-If you could live
anywhere in the world, where would it be?

I might try
spending some time in Ireland, but I think I’d want to live in the town where I
grew up, Grass Valley, CA. I know, its not the same anymore, but I still like
it there.

4 comments:

Nice post! I really like this cover it's the first time I see it. I love learning about the inspiration behind the novels as well as the characters under the author's POV. I also love Dean Koontz and cupcakes so me and her would get along great! :D